Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2015
Latest action · Oct 26, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 8, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2015
This bill amends the Plant Protection Act to allow state, local, or tribal governments to use methyl bromide as a fumigant if: (1) the use is required to respond to an emergency concerning a significant economic loss of crops to pests or diseases, and (2) the Department of Agriculture (USDA) does not object to that use within a specified time period.
The bill allows this use of methyl bromide during an emergency event regardless of whether the use is registered and included in the label approved for the product by the Environmental Protection Agency under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
The bill limits the amount of methyl bromide that may be used per emergency event at a specific location to not more than 20 metric tons. The aggregate amount of methyl bromide used in the United States each year may not exceed the total amount authorized under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
The bill gives USDA exclusive authority for determining which species are considered quarantine pests.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 8, 2015 to Jul 14, 2016; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Original | Oct 8, 2015 |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Original | Oct 8, 2015 |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Original | Oct 8, 2015 |
| R-CA | Jeff Denham | Original | Oct 8, 2015 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Oct 8, 2015 |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Original | Oct 8, 2015 |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Original | Oct 8, 2015 |
| R-TN | Stephen Lee Fincher | Original | Oct 8, 2015 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | Oct 8, 2015 |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Original | Oct 8, 2015 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Feb 29, 2016 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jul 7, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Jul 14, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Oct 8, 2015 |
| Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee | Referred Oct 26, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 26, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
- Oct 8, 2015Introduced in House
- Oct 8, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 148, October 8, 2015, page H6936.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1891 | Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 24, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Plant Protection Act with respect to authorized uses of methyl bromide, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
